The Mad Zhu Tong

Front Gate Square had already descended into chaos. The originally festive and solemn atmosphere had been shattered by the sudden appearance of five identically dressed, bizarre women in the sky. What caught all the heroes and warriors off guard even more was that the five women drew their blades at the very moment they appeared. Five cold, gleaming long swords swept across the square, unleashing waves of screams and sprays of blood wherever they passed.

Blood, along with severed limbs, instantly splattered across the paths carved by those five flashes of cold light.

Such ruthless methods, such lightning-fast movement, reaping lives in utter silence—everyone present needed a full second to react. Naturally, those slow to respond were all natives of this world. As for the academy students, their nerves had already been tempered to remarkable resilience; these sudden changes were not enough to leave them stunned.

The moment the five identical Zhu Tongs began drawing their blades and killing, Victor of Class 1223 gave orders through their consciousness for the class members to repel the enemy. An Li, the alchemist in charge of the defensive formation, activated it at once. As surging spiritual power began flowing through Northern Garden Manor, it was as though the gates confining a wild beast had been thrown open, allowing the lurking beast to finally bare its sharp fangs.

From appearing to killing, the five Zhu Tongs took only the blink of an eye. After slaughtering a group of people, the manor's alchemical formations fully activated as well. In an instant, all kinds of dazzling, radiant colors spilled forth from the ground of the manor. Then those colored lights transformed into various forms of attack and surged at the five Zhu Tongs together. Some were sharp energy blades, some agile energy-binding tendrils, while others were